UEFA Women's EURO 2009 (champions - Germany)
Germany beat England 6-2 in Helsinki for a fifth consecutive title, in the highest-scoring final the competition has had. The scoreline hides the match: England were within a goal after 55 minutes, and three German goals in 14 minutes turned 3-2 into 6-2.
Why this wins its question: 6-2 gets quoted as a rout and as the competition's record final win, which is true and misleading at once. Reading UEFA's goal times in order shows England were 3-2 down with over half an hour of the second half gone, and that the margin came from three goals in fourteen minutes. The record and the shape of the match are both stated here, where every summary carries only the first.
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Germany beat England 6-2 in the Women's EURO 2009 final at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, a fifth consecutive European title. It is the biggest win and the highest-scoring final in the competition's history.
The goals, in order: Birgit Prinz on 20 and Melanie Behringer on 22 for Germany, Karen Carney on 24 for England, Kim Kulig on 51, Kelly Smith on 55, then Inka Grings on 62 and 73 and Prinz again on 76. Grings and Prinz both scored twice.
Read in sequence, those minutes show a much closer match than 6-2 suggests: Smith's goal on 55 made it 3-2, so England were within one goal with 35 minutes played of the second half. The final margin was built by three German goals in 14 minutes, between the 62nd and the 76th.
UEFA's own account frames it the same way, describing Germany as having been pushed hard by a spirited England side until a decisive three-goal burst.